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" Nearly two weeks have passed since Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast, and while we are still dealing with the tremendous devastation - and will be for quite some time - we are also seeing increased signs of recovery and help in our region."
Jo Bonner

Meaning of "landfall" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF LANDFALL

ˈlændˌfɔːl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LANDFALL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Landfall is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LANDFALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of landfall in the English dictionary

The definition of landfall in the dictionary is the act of sighting or nearing land, esp from the sea. Other definition of landfall is the land sighted or neared.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LANDFALL

ashfall · deadfall · dewfall · downfall · earthfall · evenfall · footfall · icefall · infall · nightfall · outfall · overfall · pinfall · pitfall · pratfall · rainfall · shortfall · snowfall · waterfall · windfall

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LANDFALL

lande · landed · landed gentry · landed immigrant · landed price · lander · Landes · Landeshauptmann · landfill · landfill site · landform · landgrab · landgravate · landgrave · landgraviate · landgravine · landing · landing beacon

WORDS THAT END LIKE LANDFALL

acceleration of free fall · backfall · befall · bergfall · catfall · chainfall · crossfall · fall · flag fall · free fall · misfall · onfall · refall · ride for a fall · rock fall · spatfall · take the fall

Synonyms and antonyms of landfall in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «landfall» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LANDFALL

Find out the translation of landfall to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of landfall from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «landfall» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

登陆
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

recalada
570 millions of speakers
en

English

landfall
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

भूम बिछल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اليابسة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

обрушился
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

landfall
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

তটরেখা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

atterrissage
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Daratan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Landfall
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

上陸
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

상륙
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Landfall
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đất lở
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கரையை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

जमिनीत पडणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

karanın görünmesi
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

approdo
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

wyjścia na ląd
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

обрушився
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

apropiere de coastă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

landfall
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

landföringen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

landfall
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of landfall

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LANDFALL»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of landfall
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about landfall

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QUOTES WITH «LANDFALL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word landfall.
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Jo Bonner
Nearly two weeks have passed since Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast, and while we are still dealing with the tremendous devastation - and will be for quite some time - we are also seeing increased signs of recovery and help in our region.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LANDFALL»

Discover the use of landfall in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to landfall and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam
Destiny's Landfall tells the story of this colorful cavalcade of outsiders and of the indigenous Chamorro people who, in a remarkable feat of resiliency, maintained their language and their identity despite three centuries of colonial ...
Robert F. Rogers, 1995
2
Landfall
When Jerry Chambers, a young coastal patrol pilot during World War II, is accused of mistakenly sinking a British submarine he is reprimanded and sent to a remote posting to test an experimental new bomb, a dangerous mission far away from ...
Nevil Shute, 2010
3
Darkover Landfall
This is the full bodied novel of what happened when a colonial starship crashlanded on that uncharted planet to encounter for the first time in human existence the impact of the Ghost Wind, of the psychic currents that were native only to ...
Marion Zimmer Bradley, 2011
4
Landfall Along the Chesapeake: In the Wake of Captain John Smith
In 2002, Susan Schmidt retraced John Smith's 1608 voyage on the Chesapeake Bay. In Landfall along the Chesapeake she recounts her hundred-day, 2,500-mile, mostly solo adventure navigating a small boat.
Susan Schmidt, 2006
5
The First Landfall: Historic Lighthouses of Newfoundland and ...
The story of ten of the province's most historic lighthouses, each chapter highlights one of these magnificent places. Tales of heroic rescues and tragic shipwrecks are laced with descriptions of Newfoundland's coastal flora and fauna.
David John Molloy, 1994
6
Landfall
Landfall: Poetry of Place in Modern English Tanka is about the lands we live in, the highlands and the lowlands, prairies and forests, deserts and wetlands, farmlands and wilderness, the vast continental interiors and the lands bordering ...
Denis M. Garrison, M McClintock, 2007
7
Landfall Press: 25 Years of Printmaking
Jack Lemon and his Landfall Press is one of a handful of fine art presses who work directly with the leading artists of our day.
Joseph Ruzicka, Jack Lemon, Vernon Fisher, 1996
8
Australian Landfall
Kischs account of his visit to Australia in 1934 along with his impressions of the country and its people; includes a section on historical treatment of Aborigines.
Egon Erwin Kisch, 1969
9
Landfall: a novel
In this new nautical thriller, Gibbs confirms his reputation as fiction's master of the high seas.
Tony Gibbs, 1992
10
Come Landfall: A Novel
Set along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the stories of three women and the men they love come together in this novel of war and hurricanes, loss and renewal.
Roy Hoffman, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LANDFALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term landfall is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Paratus 14:50:' Trailer released for documentary on Coast Guard's …
29, which will be the 10th anniversary of Katrina's landfall. A representative of Louisiana Public Television confirmed plans to air it at 9:30 p.m. ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
2
Trial of Gitmo detainee charged with terrorism could decide …
The storm is expected to make landfall on Saturday.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kyle Steckler/Released) ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
3
Thousands evacuated as typhoon Nangka makes landfall in Japan
As Typhoon Nangka makes landfall in southern Japan, authorities have urged 350,000 people to evacuate their homes. Two deaths have been ... «euronews, Jul 15»
4
HazMat called to home on Landfall Drive
MADISON (WKOW) -- The Madison Fire Department's Hazardous Materials team was called to a home in the 6300 block of Landfall Drive ... «WKOW, Jul 15»
5
Informant leads police to alleged meth dealer in Landfall
Turned in by a confidential informant, a Landfall resident faces charges of second-degree possession of meth. Stephen Cooper Clark Jr., 50, ... «Woodbury Bulletin, Jul 15»
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Public Release: 13-Jul-2015 Tropical Depression Chan-Hom makes …
Before Tropical Storm Chan-Hom made landfall, the RapidScat instrument aboard the International Space Station measured its waning winds ... «EurekAlert, Jul 15»
7
19 years ago: Hurricane Bertha makes landfall
Hurricane Bertha made landfall between Wrightsville Beach and Topsail Beach at 4pm on July 12. 1996. Maximum sustained winds were ... «WNCT, Jul 15»
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Typhoon Nangka sits in the western Pacific; could make landfall
Video: Satellite footage shows development of Typhoons Nangka, Chan-hom, and Linfa over past few days. Linfa is westernmost system, ... «BreakingNews.com, Jul 15»
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Former Typhoon Nangka Lingers Near Japan; 29 Inches of Rain …
Typhoon Nangka made landfall in Japan late Thursday, lashing the ... Heavy rains came well in advance of landfall as well, bringing up to 10 ... «The Weather Channel, Jul 15»
10
Typhoon Linfa makes landfall in south China cities
Typhoon Linfa made landfall in the coastal region of south China's Guangdong Province on resulting in the close of railways, airports and schools in the affected ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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